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Cold Bay, Alaska vs Mahajanga/ Majunga Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cold Bay, Alaska, Usa and Mahajanga/ Majunga, Madagascar is approximately 14,966 km or 9,300 mi.
  • To reach Cold Bay, Alaska in this distance one would set out from Mahajanga/ Majunga bearing 22.9° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Cold Bay, Alaska bearing 138.9° or SE .
  • Cold Bay, Alaska has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) whereas Mahajanga/ Majunga has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • Cold Bay, Alaska is in or near the subpolar wet tundra biome whereas Mahajanga/ Majunga is in or near the tropical dry forest biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 22.8 °C (41.1°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 9.9 °C (17.8°F) more in Cold Bay, Alaska. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to truly hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 571.7 mm (22.5 in) less which is equivalent to 571.7 l/m² (14.03 US gal/ft²) or 5,717,000 l/ha (611,185 US gal/ac) less. About 3/5 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 35.8° lower in Cold Bay, Alaska than in Mahajanga/ Majunga.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Cold Bay, Alaska relative to Mahajanga/ Majunga. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Mahajanga/ Majunga vs Cold Bay, Alaska.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -31 (-55) -31 (-55) -30 (-55) -29 (-53) -25 (-45) -21 (-37) -18 (-32) -18 (-33) -21 (-38) -26 (-46) -28 (-51) -30 (-53) -26 (-46)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -29 (-52) -30 (-54) -29 (-52) -27 (-48) -22 (-39) -17 (-31) -14 (-25) -14 (-25) -17 (-30) -23 (-41) -26 (-48) -28 (-50) -23 (-41)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -28 (-50) -29 (-52) -28 (-50) -25 (-45) -19 (-34) -14 (-25) -10 (-18) -10 (-18) -13 (-24) -20 (-37) -25 (-44) -27 (-48) -21 (-37)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -330 (-13) -328 (-13) -141 (-6) -20 (-1) +50 (+2) +53 (+2) +62 (+2) +79 (+3) +110 (+4) +90 (+4) -12 (0) -185 (-7) -572 (-23)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -2 ( -6) +3 (+11) +4 (+13) +7 (+23) +13 (+42) +14 (+47) +13 (+42) +20 (+65) +18 (+60) +18 (+58) +11 (+37) +2 (+6)   +121 (+33)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -5h 16' -3h 12' -0h 34' +2h 11' +4h 38' +5h 56' +5h 21' +3h 12' +0h 30' -2h 16' -4h 41' -5h 57'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -69.9 -59.4 -38.7 -15.6 +1 +7.3 +1.2 -15.5 -38.3 -60 -69.9 -70.8   -35.8

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